Giovanni Francesco Castiglione (Genoa 1641-1710) The Sermon of John the Baptist, oil on canvas
A masterful work by Castiglione Junior, emerging from the shadow cast by the fame of his father, 'the Grechetto' … A visual analysis of this extraordinary unpublished piece immediately reveals its high executive quality … its provenance from Palazzo Descalzi in Chiavari is known … (excerpts from an expert opinion by Anna Orlando attached)
Width cm. 121 height cm. 150